Athlean-X founder Jeff Cavaliere C.S.C.S., believes that you really can build muscle using your bodyweight alone, and he wants to hammer that point home. "A lot of us make the mistake that we have to ...

Want more evidence that muscles are good? Not mussels, as in the shellfish often served with garlic and wine, but muscles, as in strong. Well, a study published in JAMA Oncology found that women with ...

Harry Aikines-Aryeetey has myostatin deficiency Getty Images; design: Kelsea Petersen “A blessing and a curse” is how Harry Aikines-Aryeetey describes the genetic quirk that means his body carries ...

Discerning readers might spot a difference between the two mice pictured on this page: One of them is really big. The big one isn’t fat--it’s muscle-bound. But the mouse hasn’t been putting in ...

It might sound like a cartoon scene from Tom and Jerry, but a biologist has come up with a real-life genetic recipe to create mice with four times more muscle than normal. The mutant mice, created by ...

One of the most overlooked aspects of exercise is stretching. From injury prevention to relieving muscle stiffness, ...

A remarkably brawny German toddler has given researchers new insight into human muscle growth -- knowledge that could lead to breakthrough therapies for muscular dystrophy and other diseases -- ...

Lee's muscular physique may fall victim to the Big Brother lifestyle. The Leicester-based personal trainer reckons his muscles are starting to shrink. Deprived of his weights and a rigorous gym regime ...

Muscles of the arm are easy to understand. When the triceps in the back of the arm contract, the arm is extended. To bend the arm, the biceps kick in and the triceps relax. Both bicep and triceps work ...

Some female athletes may pay a price for using oral contraception: lower strength gains from resistance exercise. These muscle-building exercises depend on lifting weights (like barbells and those in ...